Feel It Still – English Lyrics

• By: Portugal. The Man
• Album: Woodstock

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and thumb.
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
rebel /ˈrebəl/ B2	noun - a person who resists authority, control, or convention verb - to resist authority, control, or convention adjective - defying or resisting established authority
kicks /kɪks/ B1	noun - short bursts of enjoyment; excitement verb - to strike with the foot
mouth /maʊθ/ A1	noun - the opening in the face through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted.
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body adjective - serious or solemn
leaves /liːvz/ A1	noun - plural of leaf verb - to go away from
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups within a country. verb - engage in a war or armed conflict.
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A2	noun - the way one lives. adjective - alive
hopes /hoʊps/ B1	noun - plural of hope; a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. verb - to want something to happen or be the case.
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - plural of dream; a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. verb - contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might happen.
enemies /ˈenəmiz/ A2	noun - plural of enemy; a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land.
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - plural of kid; a child or young person.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - have a strong feeling of affection for.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
abyss /əˈbɪs/ C1	noun - a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ C1	noun - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination. verb - deprive (someone or something) of significance, power, or prominence.

Key Grammar Structures

• Can't keep my hands to myself

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + reflexive pronoun "myself"

  ➔ "Can't" expresses inability. "Myself" reflects the action back to the subject (I). The entire sentence means 'I am unable to stop myself from touching things'.

• Think I'll dust 'em off, put 'em back up on the shelf

  ➔ Contraction "I'll" (I will) + phrasal verb "dust 'em off" + phrasal verb "put 'em back up"

  ➔ "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", indicating future action. "Dust 'em off" means to clean something. "Put 'em back up" means to return something to its original location.

• In case my little baby girl is in need

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "in case" + subjunctive mood (implied)

  ➔ "In case" introduces a condition. The subjunctive mood is implied, suggesting a hypothetical situation. The sentence means 'If it happens that my daughter needs something'.

• Am I coming out of left field?

  ➔ Question formation with "am" (present continuous)

  ➔ This is a question in the present continuous tense. "Am" precedes the subject "I" to form the question. The phrase "out of left field" is an idiom.

• I been feeling it since 1966, now

  ➔ Contraction "I been" (I have been) + present perfect continuous tense + "since" + specific date

  ➔ "I been" is a colloquial contraction of "I have been". The present perfect continuous tense indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Since" specifies the starting point in time.

• Might be over now, but I feel it still

  ➔ Modal verb "might" + passive voice ("be over") + adverb "still"

  ➔ "Might" expresses possibility. "Be over" implies that something has ended. "Still" indicates that the feeling persists despite the event being over. The conjunction "but" creates a contrast.